Teachers at Work – Developing a Prosocial Personality

Aggressive behavior of students, intolerance, disrespect, disinterest in the needs of others lead to moral catastrophe and the need to pay more attention to the development of prosocial behavior of students and the creation of a better and more humane society. The aim of this research is to gain insight into teachers' attitudes towards the representation, encouragement, and development of prosocial behavior in students. 114 teachers from the territory of the Republic of Serbia participated in the research. A descriptive method was applied, and a survey questionnaire was used as a measuring instrument. Interpreted results show that teachers are familiar with the phrase prosocial behavior and that in working with students they develop and encourage prosociality and morality through conversation, the application of collaborative teaching, acting by personal example and processing topics. Teachers stated that they often organize humanitarian actions, workshops, visits to organizations that provide assistance to exclusive groups of the population and use film materials to encourage and develop the right forms of behavior. The prevalence of immorality and the growing presence of aggressive behavior in children and youth requires that topics on the development of social competencies be more often applied and addressed in the process of upbringing and education, because such actions lead to the development of moral values and prosocial behavior.